Photographic printing apparatus



' Dec. 20, 1927. 1,653,273

J. B. HADAWAY PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 2 1923 2 Sheets-511g 2 I I w 26 Patented Dec. 20, 192?.

UNHTED STATES JOHN B. HADAWAY, F SRE AMPSCOTT, IVIASSACHUSETTS.

PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING APPARATUS.

Application. filed February 21, 1923.

This invention relates to photographic printing devices and is herein illustrated as embodied in the portable type of printing device used for printing from the "smaller sizes of negatives.

An object of the invention is to provide, in a device of this character, simple and efficient means for printing a margin or border around a photographic print irrespective of its size or thickness. As illustrated the printing device comprises a frame adapted to support a negative and a mask adjustable to the size of the negative to be printed and a feature of this invention resides in the construction and arrangement of the mask whereby it may bemoved positively into and out of clamping relation to the negative. In accordance with another feature of the invention the frame has provisions for in troducing a negative into the frame from the side thus avoiding the necessity of flexing or otherwise disturbing the mask.

Still further features of the invention reside in the provision of means for holding a photographic print from displacement in the frame while the cover plate of the frame being applied and of supplemental corner masks for masking out local portions of the negative.

The various novel features of construction of the invention will now be described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawings illust ating a preferred embodiment thereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the photographic printing device of the present invention and showing the device with the cover plate removed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device showing the cover plate applied.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the operation of the device when a plate negative is being used, the plate'being indicated at 100 and the paper at 300.

Fig. i is a sectional view illustrating the operation of the device when a film negative is being used, the film being indicated at 200 and the paper at 300.

In the drawings, 2; represents a rectangular frame ordinarily made of wood and L a glass panel supported on a. shoulder 6 extending along the inside of the frame. A removable cover or backing plate 8, yieldingly held in the frame by the spring members 1.0 is also provided, the device thus far Serial No. 620,384.

described being of the usual and well known type.

In order that this frame may be used to print a white border around a photograph 1. e. print of any size and thickness and which may be adjustable to print any width of boroer an adjustable mask is provided. This mask comprises an angle member l2-1 extending alongtwo adjacent sides of the frame and separate members 16 and 18 e3; ending along the other two sides of the frame, the mask men'iber being preferably, and as herein shown, formed from narrow metal strips. The angle member is held in position in a corner of the frame 2 by a right angle braclret 20 connected to the outer edge of the arm 1% and also to the arm 12, this latter portion of the brackethaving a vertical slot through which a stud 22 projects into the frame 2. The main portion of the bracket 20 is provided with two parallelly disposed inclined slots or guideways 24 which receive two studs 26 carried by a hand slide 28 which is guided for longitudinal and horizontal sliding movement in a groove 30 formed along the inner side of the frame 2'. This slide 28 also has a hand manipulating portion 32 projecting through a horizontal slot 3 cut in the frame member and its end is slidably connected to a l'OC 36 car ried by brackets 38 on the outside of the frame. By moving the slide member 28 along the rod 36 it will thus be seen that the angle member 1214 may be moved bodily toward and away from the light admitting panel 4 to receive negatives of varying thickness and also acts to clamp the negative positively on to the panel.

To supplement the clamping action of the arm 12 of the angle member clamping means operating in conjunction with the arm 12 is also provided. This means comprises a hand lever or slide 4-0 slidably connected to a rod 42 carried by brackets t l along the end of the frame 2 and projecting tl'irough a slot 16 in the frame 2 into the interior of the frame. The end 48 of this slide is formed so as to act as a cam block to engage a block 50 mounted on the arm 12 and having an inclined cam surface wherebymanipulation of the slide 4L0 causes the arm 12 to be forced into clamping relation to a negative supported on the panel 1.

The two members 16 and 1.8 of the mask have theiroutcr ends slidably mounted on and out of clamping relation to the light admitting panel.

6. A photographic printing device comprising a four sided frame, a light admitting panel carried by the frame, a mask, interengaging members carried respectively by the mask and by the frame for permitting bodily sliding movement of the mask with respect to the frame toward and from the panel, and means for producing such movement.

7. A photographic printing device com prising a four sided frame, a light admitting panel carried by the frame, a guide carried by the frame, a mask slidable on the guide toward and from the panel, and means for producing sliding movement of the mask.

8. A photographic printing device comprising a four sided frame, a panel carried by the frame, a mask also carried by the frame, means for moving the mask with respect to the frame toward and from the panel, and interengaging sliding connections between the frame and the mask for compelling the mask to move bodily in a straight path.

9. A. photographic printing device comprising a single frame having a light admitting panel and provided with an opening located the plane of the negative supporting surface of the panel, and means extending through one side of the frame for clamping to the panel a negative inserted through said opening.

10. A photographic printing device comprising a single frame having a light adm tting panel and provided with an opening located in the plane of the negative supporting surface of the panel, means extend ing through one side of the frame for clampii to the panel a negative inserted through said opening, and a cover plate detachably secured to the frame.

11. A photographic printing device comprising a single frame having a light admitting panel, and a four-sided mask mounted on the frame for movement toward and away from the panel, said frame having an opening for the introduction of a negative between the mask and the panel.

12. ,tr'photographie printin device comprising a frame hav ng a light admitting paneha mask carried by the frame, and connections between the mask and the frame and OPQl'titQCl externally of the frame for moving the mask away from the panel, said frame having an opening for the introduction of a negative between the panel and the mask. I

13. r photographic printing device com prising a frame having a light admitting panel, a mask carried by the frame, connections between the mask and the frame and operated externally of the frame for moving the mask away from the panel, said frame having an opening for the introduction of a negative between the panel and the mask, and said connections operating to clamp the negative introduced in printing position in the frame.

14. A photographic printing device com-- prising a frame having a light admitting panel, a mask mounted on the frame for movement into and out of clamping relation to the panel, and a men'iber operating in advance of the clamping mask to hold the negative in printing position.

15. A photographic printing device comprising a frame having a l ght admitting panel, a mask mounted on the frame for movement into and out of clamping relation to the panel, a spring finger mounted on the mask for holding the printing paper in position on the negative and a cover plate for the frame.

16. In a photographic printing device, a frame havfng a light admitting panel, a mask comprising a plurality of members mounted on the frame for movement relatively to each other to vary the size of the mask opening, and means for moving one of the mask members positively into clamping position to clamp a negative along one side independently of the adjustment of the other members of the mask.

17. In a photographic printing device, frame having a light admitting panel, a mask comprising aright angle member extending along two sides of the frame, latorally adjustable members extending along the opposite sides of the frame, and co-operating cam surface connections between the right angle member and the frame to more it into clamping relation to a negative.

18. In a photographic printingdeviee, a frame having a light admitting panel, a mask comprising a right angle member extending along two sides of the frame, laterally adjustable members extending along the opposing sides of the frame, means operating on one arm of the right angle men'r her to cam the said member bodily into and out of clamping relation to the panel. and an auxiliary cam connection between the other arm of said member and the frame operating to clamp the said arm into clamping relation to the panel.

19. In a photograph printing device a rectangular frame having a light-admitting panel, a. mask comprising a right-angled member the arms of which extend along two sides of the frame, laterally adjustable members extending along the other two sides of the frame, interengaging siiding connections between each of the two last-named members and the right-angled member, and other interengaging sliding connections between one of the members of the mask and the frame whereby the mask may be moved bodily in a straight path toward and from the panel.

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20. A photographic printing device coirprising a. frame havii'ig a light admitting panel, a mask comprising right angle member extending along two sides of the frame, two members extending along the other two sides of the frame and mounted for lateral adj ustment along the respective arms of the right angle member, and a cam and slot connection between the frame and the right angle member for moving the mask relatively to the panel.

21. A photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light admitting panel, a mask com n'ising a right angle member extendng along two sides of the frame, two members extending along the other two sides of the irame and mounted for lateral adjustment along the. respective arms of the ht member and a cam and. slot con- 7 non between the frame and the right angle member for moving the mask relatively to the panel, said connection being operative externally of the frame.

In a photographic printing device, a frame for holding a negative, an adjustable mask carried by the frame and supplemen tal masking members carried by the mask adapted to mask out local portions of the negative.

In a photographic printing device, a frame for holding a negative, a right angled mask adjustably mounted on the frame, and supplemental. corner masks carried by the mask for masking out the corners of the negative.

In a photographic printing device, a frame for holding a negative, a mask adjustably mounted on. the frame, and supplemental masking members detachably mounted on the mask to mask out local portions of the negative.

In a photographic printing device, a frame for holding a negative, a right angled mask mounted on the frame, means for ad justing the mask to various sizes of openings and supplemental corner masks carried by the right angled mask and adjustable therewith.

2s. A photographic printing device comprising a frame, having a light admitting panel, a mask comprising a right angle member extending along two sides of the frame, two members extending along the other two sides of the frame and mounted for lateral adjustment along the respective arms of the right angle member to vary the size of the mask, and supplemental corner masks secured to adjacent arms of the mask at the corners.

27. A photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light admitting panel, a mask comprising a right angle member extending along two sides of the frame, two members extending along the other two sides of the frame and mounted for lateral adjustment along the respective arms of the right angle member to vary the size of the mask, and supplemental corner masks secured to adjacent arms of the mask at the corners and arranged for adjustment simultaneously with the adjustment of the mask.

28. A portable photographic printing device con'iprising a frame having a lightadmitting panel, an adjustable mask within the frame, a spring member, and means for supporting said member at one end thereof in such manner that its free end normally presses at all times against the panel within the area enclosed by the mask.

29. A portable photographic printing device having a light-admitting panel to support a negative, a mask for the edges of the negative and a thin leaf spring of a shape to be readily engaged by the finger of the operator for lifting it to permit the insertion beneath it of a sheet of sensitized paper.

30. A portable photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light-admitting panel and a slot located just above the panel, and a mask slidably carried by the frame and movable away from the panel to permit a negative to be inserted through the slot beneath the mask.

31. A portable photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light-adniitting panel and a slot located ust above the panel, and a mask comprising a rightangled member and two straight members carried thereby, the three members being arranged to enclose a rectangle, and means for moving the right-angled member and with it the straight members toward and from the panel.

32. A portable photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light-admitting panel and a slot located just above the panel, and a mask comprising a rightangled member and two straight members carried thereby, the three members being arranged to enclose a rectangle, and means for moving the right-angled member and with it the straight members toward and from the panel, said straight members being flexible and having portions extei'iding through slots in the frame to facilitate adjusting them to vary the size of the rectangle.

38. A portable photographic printing device comprising a frame having a light-admitting panel and a slot lo *ated above the panel, a four-sided mask comprising a plu rality of members, two of said members having portions extending through slots in the frame, and means for moving the mask toward and from the panel.

34:. A portable photographic printing de vice comprising a single frame having a light-admitting panel. and a slot located above the panel for the passage of a negallll) Ill) tive, a mask adapted to mask four sides of the negative, and means whereby the mask may be moved away from the panel to per mit a negative to be inserted through the slot beneath the mask.

35. A portable photographic printing device comprisinga frame having a light-admitting panel, there being a slot in the frame located above the panel for the insertion of a negative, and a mask comprising a rigid right-angled member slidably mounted on the frame for movement toward and from the panel and two flexible straight members carried by the rigid member and adapted to mask the other two margins.

86. A portable photographic printing de vice comprising a frame having a light-admitting panel, a right-angled masking and clamping member, a pair of flexible masking and clamping members carried thereby, and 0am operated means for pressing the rightangled member at different points against a negative located on the panel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN B. HADAXVAY.

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